Marquee Awards Recognises Marketing Excellence at Gala Celebration
The Marquee Awards will culminate in a gala celebration on September 10 in Dubai, bringing together marketing and technology leaders to recognise outstanding digital campaigns, innovation, and technical excellence across the Middle East.
Martechvibe is set to host the Marquee Awards gala celebration on September 10, 2026, at the Hilton Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, bringing together leading marketers, technology professionals, brand leaders, and industry pioneers to celebrate the campaigns shaping the region’s digital marketing landscape.
Co-located with Vibe Marketing Tech Fest 2026, the Marquee Awards will provide an evening dedicated to recognising the people, brands, and agencies pushing the boundaries of marketing through creative thinking, strategic execution, and technology.
With submissions now closed, attention turns to the gala ceremony, where winners across more than 30 categories will be recognised for work spanning digital campaigns, marketing technology, advertising technology, automation, customer experience, data, and other areas of modern marketing.
Celebrating the Work Shaping Modern Marketing
The Marquee Awards were created to spotlight the growing intersection of creativity, strategy, and technology in marketing.
As brands navigate changing customer expectations and an increasingly AI-driven landscape, the awards recognise work that demonstrates not only innovation, but also clear strategic thinking and measurable business impact.
The ceremony will celebrate campaigns and initiatives that have demonstrated how technology can be applied meaningfully to strengthen customer engagement, improve experiences, drive growth, and create lasting business value.
Jury Members;
- Ravi Raman, Publisher at Fast Company Middle East
- Suad Merchant, Global Chief Marketing Officer at GEMS Education
- Hazem El Zayat, Chief Experience Officer MENA at Memac Ogilvy
- Aamir Allibhoy, General Manager at SRMG Labs
- Vibha Thusu, Global Marketing & Communications Program Leader at Schneider Electric
- Harsha Thawani, Associate Marketing Director – Digital Marketing Lead at KPMG (Lower Gulf)
More than 30 Categories across Marketing and Technology
The Marquee Awards feature more than 30 categories, reflecting the breadth of work being delivered across the region’s marketing ecosystem.
The categories span areas including Industry Campaigns and Technical Excellence, recognising creative and strategically effective campaigns alongside outstanding applications of martech platforms, data, automation, and customer experience technologies.
The awards will also highlight the teams and organisations demonstrating how technology and marketing strategy can work together to solve business challenges and deliver meaningful outcomes.
Evening of Recognition and Industry Networking
Beyond the awards themselves, the gala will bring together senior decision-makers from across the region for an evening of celebration, networking, and industry recognition.
The ceremony will offer an opportunity for brands, agencies, technology providers, and marketing leaders to come together, celebrate the achievements of the past year, and recognise the ideas and execution helping shape what comes next for the industry.
For more information about the Marquee Awards, visit marquee-awards.com.
